Justin Jefferson appears to be like to be to forestall scorching in opposition to the Bucs, Allen Robinson ponders a honest matchup within the Texans and Diontae Johnson hopes to curtail his drops versus Buffalo.
Other positions: Quarterback | Running Motivate | Tight Pause/Kickers/Defense
Updated 12/11 at 7: 00 PM ET. Removed Julio Jones. Added Curtis Samuel.
Week 14 Receivers
WR Notes: Davante Adams has scored in seven straight games, caught 10-plus passes four times and provided just a few touchdowns four times. … The Seahawks possess station the stove to a mere simmer, but DK Metcalf is peaceable cooking. You doubtless aren’t bowled over to learn that the Jets, who enable the 2d most weekly passing yards after Seattle, have not any one to forestall Metcalf. … Averaging 5.3 extra half PPR points than every other wideout over the previous three weeks, Tyreek Hill has a no longer easy matchup within the Dolphins. Tyreek can destroy any slate, but his ceiling odds will be lower than typical for the principle week of the story playoffs. … At the same time as Keenan Allen has hit rougher seas with Justin Herbert, he has piled up 21 targets over the previous two weeks. Volume is king in this game. Allen could perhaps possess it for a shootout space with Atlanta. … It’s no longer easy to grab which elite Falcons wideout to tainted most practical in all probability. The Chargers possess honest overall numbers vs. receivers, but their protection has been in a power crumble. It’s that probabilities are you’ll perhaps doubtless take into consideration finest one among Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones hits. It’s honest that, in the case of particular person tale bets, nearly no one has better odds of a immense day than Julio and Calvin.
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Dog walked by support-to-support elite wideouts in DK Metcalf and Davante Adams, Darius Execute (knee) need to now take care of Michael Thomas. That’s if Execute’s health permits. The Eagles stands out as the toughest entrance Taysom Hill has confronted, but via three starts he has proven to be better than capable of funneling Thomas his appears to be like to be. … Allen Robinson continues to support his floor as high as any receiver in football. Will the Bradley Roby-much less Texans in the end present the ceiling? … Justin Jefferson? Here’s occurring. The explosive rookie is the WR5 by practical points over the previous three weeks. Hell, he’s the WR5 by total points on the season. The Bucs are no longer a mountainous matchup for either Jefferson or Adam Thielen, but Todd Bowles’ unit became taking on water before its Week 13 bye. A rough Carlton Davis stretch culminated in total humiliation at Tyreek Hill’s hands in Week 12. The Vikings will wish to throw in this 51.5-totaled showdown. … Stefon Diggs has reached six receptions in 11-of-12 appearances. Lifestyles will fetch a formulation even in opposition to the Steelers’ elite protection.
It feels esteem a honest week to re-like into consideration Terry McLaurin’s rankings floor, doesn’t it? By manner of floor, McLaurin has hit it nearly at any time when out. The effort? Ceiling actually does no longer exist with Alex Smith below heart. Meaning the rare times when the floor doesn’t appear — esteem Week 13 — McLaurin becomes a tale liability. The 49ers bought carved up by the Bills, but McLaurin will certainly possess some battles with Richard Sherman. … Raw volume doesn’t topic as great for A.J. Brown since he is the kind of YAC likelihood. Aloof, wouldn’t or no longer or no longer it is good if he wasn’t at a targets standstill with Corey Davis? Each and each receivers possess a graceful Week 14 setup within the Jaguars. … Kliff Kingsbury is utilizing criminally uncreative utilization of DeAndre Hopkins. That goes to be a question in opposition to James Bradberry and the Giants’ ascendant protection. Quietly, the G-Males possess served up the seventh fewest passing rankings. Hopkins has reached 100 yards once since the calendar flipped to November. … Robert Woods’ 29 receptions over the previous three weeks are 2d finest to Tyreek Hill. He’s going to definitely be a level of emphasis for matchups maestro Bill Belichick, but Woods’ most in model utilization is no longer easy to like away. Perhaps it’d be empty calories in staunch existence. There’s rarely the kind of thing as a such element in PPR/half PPR tale.
Diontae Johnson leads all wideouts in drops after Monday’s muff-a-palooza. For positive, he furthermore leads the league in targets since Week 9. One cause for Johnson’s dropsies had been the assign he’s drawing his appears to be like to be: The clinical institution space of the realm. They received’t be going anyplace. … I’ll flip my Robby Anderson/D.J. Moore coin on the facet of Anderson having the larger overall 2020 reference to Teddy Bridgewater … is what I wrote before D.J. Moore caught coronavirus. Anderson is somebody I’d in the end notify is simply too low. … Some idea it couldn’t be performed, but Andy Dalton has stabilized Amari Cooper’s WR2 imprint. The Bengals are a foremost better matchup than Baltimore. … Tyler Lockett’s half PPR finishes since his 200-yard Week 7: WR57, WR63, WR30, WR11 (furthermore in opposition to Arizona), WR70 and WR46. The Jets are a mountainous matchup. Is Lockett peaceable a mountainous tale participant opposite colossus DK Metcalf? … Brandin Cooks performed because the WR47 in Week 13 as Keke Coutee became the WR10 and Chad Hansen WR32. It became in a difficult matchup with the Colts, a true theme with the Bears, even though Chuck Pagano’s protection has appeared on the ropes in most in model weeks. Coutee and Hansen could perhaps continue to bring collectively, but Cooks boasts a solid floor and by a long way the most practical in all probability ceiling in his receiver corps. Coutee is on the outskirts of WR3 imprint. Hansen, who is 6-foot-2 and can play each and each in and out, WR5.
Chris Godwin’s a diminutive bit extra stable floor affords him the threshold over landing-scorer Mike Evans. Even Antonio Brown could perhaps lag off vs. the Vikings’ woebegone protection. … I battle to fetch issues to inform about Cooper Kupp. The catches floor is generally stable. Ceiling remains in rapid provide. … Deebo Samuel is battling a foot bruise. Brandon Aiyuk’s extra spectacular “susceptible” receiver work affords him the rankings edge. Aiyuk is averaging 7/87 across his previous three appearances. … Marvin Jones is with out notice being feeble esteem a uncomfortable man’s Diontae Johnson. Kenny Golladay (hip) appears to be like to be no better than 50-50 to come support. … DeVante Parker continues to support as a WR3 at any time when Tua Tagovailoa is below heart. … JuJu Smith-Schuster has nonexistent upside. Hump Claypool has with out notice questionable utilization. I will inform that the 46.5 over/below for BUF/PIT feels light. … Don’t hit upon now, but T.Y. Hilton has banked WR14 and WR6 finishes over the previous two weeks. The Raiders surely present the chance for a turkey. … Targets are no longer translating to tale points for D.J. Chark. It received’t gather more easy with Mike Glennon. … The relaxation looks that probabilities are you’ll perhaps doubtless take into consideration for Cole Beasley on a weekly basis. Slot protection isn’t a specialty for Pittsburgh.
